Josseline Uribe #11 celebrate with teammate Mia Arevalo #10 of El Salvador after scoring a brace against
St. Kitts and Nevi in a Group G match of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship on March 1.
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By Nelson A. King
Group G of the 2022 CONCACAF
Women’s Under-20 Championship
in the Dominican Republic wrapped
up on Tuesday with El Salvador
rebounding in style against St. Kitts
and Nevis in a 5-0 victory, while
Canada downed Trinidad and Tobago
by the same scoreline, according to
CONCACAF.
“The Cuscatlecas kicked off the
day’s action at the Estadio Panamericano
in San Cristobal against
the Caribbean side and could not
have asked for a better start, as Isabella
Recinos turned in a header just
33 seconds into the game to hand
El Salvador a 1-0 lead,” CONCACAF
said.
“Josseline Uribe doubled the advantage,
2-0, in the 16’ with a sweeping
right-footed shot, followed by Victoria
Sanchez extending the lead to 3-0
in the 37’ via the spot with a penalty
conversion,” it added.
CONCACAF said Uribe notched
her second of the day right before
halftime in the 45+5’ with a shot
from outside the box.
It said the day was rounded out by
Andrea Amaya finishing off the 5-0’
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Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s minister of
sports, youth and culture. Associated
Press / Michel Euler
Jamaica to host
CARIFTA Games
By Azad Ali
Jamaica is set to host the Junior
CARIFTA Track and Field Games
from April 16-18 after receiving government
backing following the cancellation
of the last two editions due
to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 event was scheduled to
be held in Bermuda but was postponed
to 2021 before being cancelled
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WI to tour The
Netherlands
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has
announced the West Indies men’s first
ever One-Day International (ODI) series
against The Netherlands from May 31
to June 4 at the VRA Cricket Ground in
Amstelven.
The three-matches form part of the
ICC ODI Super League, where West
Indies and The Netherlands will have
the opportunity to secure points for
one of the top seven places, excluding
hosts India, to gain automatic qualification
for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave said, “we
have been working closely with our
colleagues at Koninklijke Netherlands
Cricket Board to put together this series
immediately after the Indian Premier
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ST. KITTS GETS
A DRUBBING
El Salvador downs St. Kitts & Nevis
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